Chapter 42: Xu Canghai

Below young miss of the Xu Clan, the slums of the outer city gave way to the sprawling majesty of the Xu Clan estate. The compound was a fortress of wealth and power, featuring numerous pavilions, roaring waterfalls, and grand gates forged from profound-grade iron.

She then crashed directly through the outer defensive wards, her clan token flashing wildly to prevent the automated arrays from incinerating her. Ignoring the shocked shouts of the peripheral guards, she tumbled off her sword, scraping her knees against the walkways, and scrambled frantically toward the central palace.

She burst through the heavy doors of the Patriarch's grand cultivation chamber.

Inside, the air was thick, and sitting cross-legged upon a raised dais carved entirely from a single piece of thunder-wood was the Xu Clan Head, Xu Canghai.